Daily Almanac: September 18, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:30 a.m.
SET: 7:53 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 74 °F
LOW: 53 °F

Today is…:
• National Cheeseburger Day
• National Respect Day
• World Bamboo Day

What Happened On This Day:
• 1998 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is founded. Author Esther Dyson became the first chairperson of the now non-profit organization, which was initially under the oversight of the U.S. Department of Commerce. In 2009, the Department of Commerce gave up its control over ICANN, which is responsible for maintaining the Domain Name System (DNS) on the Internet.

• 1959 Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth’s orbit. The geocentric satellite was launched into Earth’s orbit by a Vanguard rocket, built by Glenn L. Martin Company, which is now known as Lockheed-Martin.
• 1934 USSR joins the League of Nations. It was expelled just a few years later for its aggressive actions towards Finland.

Births On This Day:

• 1961 James Gandolfini

American actor

• 1709 Samuel Johnson

English author, lexicographer

Deaths On This Day:

• 1970 Jimi Hendrix

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
• 1961 Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, author, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate